Senior Project Controls Lead – PMO & Cost Management

AECO; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is recruiting a Senior Project Controls Consultant to join our teams in Birmingham, Manchester or London. You will manage project controls for infrastructure programmes, delivering cost capture, budgeting, forecasting and dashboards to support decision making.

The role requires PMO experience, strong cost control skills and proficiency with Primavera P6 and Power BI. Hybrid working options are available, with focus on delivering value for major projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised and accredited university.
• Experience in multi-discipline project environments and client facing roles.
• Strong organisational and people management skills.
• Advanced planning, cost engineering, change control, risk management.
• PMO experience or clear understanding of PMO functions.
• Experience in large infrastructure projects with formal PM qualifications.
• Excellent knowledge of quantitative schedule and cost risk analysis.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Establish and enhance AECOM cost control and management systems.
• Initially collect daily cost information and maintain accuracy.
• Set up and operate cost management processes.
• Participate in establishing and monitoring project budgets.
• Manage project budgets: labor, equipment, materials, subcontract costs.
• Report costs vs. budget and provide cost metrics.
• Collate inputs for weekly/monthly cost flow and cash flow reports.
• Deliver data analysis to support project decisions and dashboards.

Skills

Cost control

Budgeting

PMO

Data analysis

Planning & scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

AECOM is recruiting a Senior Project Controls Consultant to join our teams in Birmingham, Manchester or London. You will manage project controls for infrastructure programmes, delivering cost capture, budgeting, forecasting and dashboards to support decision making.

The role requires PMO experience, strong cost control skills and proficiency with Primavera P6 and Power BI. Hybrid working options are available, with focus on delivering value for major projects.